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Posted inBudget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics

Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline temporarily shut down in the Straits of Mackinac

by Mary Ellen Geist April 16, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Flint, Latest News, News, Politics, Video, Water Quality

No more free bottled water for Flint

by Mary Ellen Geist April 10, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Energy, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals

Potash: Another Great Lakes water withdrawal

by Mary Ellen Geist March 28, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Budget, Invasive Species, News, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Trump signs budget bill with $300 million for the Great Lakes

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 26, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Audio, Budget, News, Politics, Water Quality

Ohio EPA calls western Lake Erie ‘impaired’

by Great Lakes Today March 23, 2018
Posted inBudget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, News, Politics, Protect

Drilling underway near the Line 5 Pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac

by Mary Ellen Geist March 16, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals

Water wars resume in Wisconsin over Foxconn deal

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 12, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Water Quality

Great Lakes advocates hit D.C. to pitch for funding and priorities

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 7, 2018
Posted inBudget, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect

Water alliance takes case for investment to Capitol Hill

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 6, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAsian Carp, Budget, Invasive Species, News, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research

Former Great Lakes exec campaigns for “wholistic” approach to water issues

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 26, 2018November 10, 2025

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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